args = cmdLineParser.parse_args()
print("Using args", args)
# IB allows a max of 30 requests / 10 minutes.
# If necessary, we wait for the time here
max_request_per_ten_minutes = 29
# NY Stock Exchange operates between 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM
dates = Dates()
day = '2020-07-18'
initial_date = day + 'T09:33'
final_date = day + 'T16:03'
frequency = '3T'
start_hour = '9:31'
final_hour = '16:00'
dates_list = dates.obtain_dates(initial_date, final_date, frequency,
start_hour, final_hour)
print(dates_list)
print(len(dates_list))
# exit()
app = IBapi()
app.connect("127.0.0.1", args.port, 0)
# Start the socket in a thread
api_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_loop, daemon=True)
api_thread.start()
time.sleep(1) # Sleep interval to allow time for connection to server
contract = Contract()
contract.symbol = "MSFT"
contract.secType = "STK"
